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Vintage 1970s Japanese Rhythm Alarm Clock in Light Mushroom Colour

Jon Nix — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:35:53 +0000

With its elliptical face and curvaceous body, this Rhythm 2 Jewels Alarm clock presents a handsome slice of 1970s design. It would be going too far, perhaps, to call it space age, and also too far, perhaps, to call it minimalist, but it comes close on both counts. The clock face is a metallic bronze-purple colour depending on the angle of the light and there are no digits on it, just metallic pieces with orange detailing. There are flourescent sections to the hour and minute hands and a slim minute hand, as well as alarm time indicator. The clock is in working order and has a pleasant tick which is certainly audible (just in case you require or prefer a silent timepiece). Around the back of the clock are knobs to set the time and the alarm, as well as an adjuster for the accuracy of the clock, and a red push button which serves to activate or deactivate the alarm. The alarm itself is a good old-fashioned ringer which is effective.

The clock measures approximately 14.5 cm (5½ in.) at its widest point, with a height of around 12 cm (4¾ in.) and a depth of 7.5cm (3 in.). It's presented in mostly very good cosmetic condition - the chrome is nice and clean, the body is good aside from a small blemish on the left hand side (see photos), and there's a little bit of dust inside the face.

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Off-white L-11 Desk Lamp by Jac Jacobsen for Luxo, 1950s-60s

Jon Nix — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:18:36 +0000

Imported by Thousand And One Lamps with their sticker still on the underside of the base, this is the Norwegian-made Luxo L-11 desk or wall lamp which was designed by Jac Jacobsen in the late 1950s. It's one of the most distinctive lamps from the time and could be argued to be a design classic. It's main features are the oversized power button on the circular base, a fixed arm which has a thicker lower section, in a dark grey colour, and a diminutive and elegantly shaped shade which is freely adjustable.

This one is in an off-white colour, a very light grey with a hint of mushroom and it's a good example. There is some minor wear to the shade and some minor losses to the arm, but otherwise it's in good condition and working. The lamp can be used both on a desk or table top or wall mounted, with the latter bringing that large button and fixed arm into their own.

The lamp has a base with a diameter of approximately 14cm and a depth of 4cm whilst the lamp itself has a total height of approximately 33cm (with the shade positioned parallel to the lower part of the arm). The lampbolder takes a standard bayonet style bulb.

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Large Mushroom Colour Brass Gooseneck Maclamp Table Lamp

Jon Nix — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 11:36:39 +0000

A brass gooseneck desk or table lamp made by Maclamp which probably dates from the early 1970s in a familiar mushroom colour (a dark cream tone, if you prefer) which is quite notable for its size. Much larger than some of the Maclamps of the period, this particular model stands almost 60cm (24 in.) tall when the neck is extended vertically. Also of note is that the gooseneck on this lamp also extends all the way from the shade to the base - there is no rigid portion at all. The lamp has a standard Maclamp base (approximately 15cm / 6 in. in diameter) with a switch, and over 2m (6 ft) of cable.

In very good condition with just some minor signs of age and wear. The lamp takes a standard "bayonet" style bulb,

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Vintage German Lampette Small Telescopic Desk Lamp Eichhoff-Werke

Jon Nix — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:57:27 +0000

One of a variety of small telescopic desk lamps of the era, most of which were made in Japan, this is the "Lampette" by Eichhoff-Werke which hails instead from Germany and dates from the 1970s. Its small form resembles a two-part truncated cone when opened - with the shade appearing to match the top of the base - whilst in reality the shade fits to the bottom of the base when closed, with the arm rotating around the upturned base rather than collapsing into the top as is often the case with telescopic lamps.

It's presented in what might be a described as a light mushroom tone - a neutral pale grey-brown - with the interior of the shade finished in white, with chromed metal and silver tone detailing. The lamp has two intensity settings for flexible illumination and the arm on which the shade sits extends from a lowly 13cm (5¼ in.) to 40cm (15¾ in.) and rotates through 360 degrees. The shade is hinged where it meets the arm allowing for further flexibilty, allowing the shade to be positioned downwards almost at the perpendicular to almost vertically upwards. As can be seen from the photo gallery this flexibility in the arm and shade allows for a wide variety of possible positionings and configurations.

The base has a diameter of 8cm (3¼ in.) and a height of 9cm (3½ in.) and the shade measures approximately 7cm (2¾ in.) in length with an opening of 5cm (2 in.). In its most compact form the entire lamp measures therefore about 15cm (6 in.) in length. The lamp is rated to a 220V power supply and takes a 6V 25W bulb, a dimmable motoring bulb style (bayonet) fit, and it is currently wired to a continental two pin plug (but has been successfully used with a three pin adapter). In very good overall cosmetic condition bar a couple of minor marks/patches of slight discolouration to the plastics, and very sound mechanically.

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Blue Mink by John Russell for Hostess Tableware (1971)

Jon Nix — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 11:09:54 +0000

Crisp white ground and modern shapes are brought to life with a blue, mauve and mushroom dot design on these fabulous "Blue Mink" sets. Brought into existence by renowned designer John Russell (primarily known for his designs at Midwinter) and made by Hostess Tableware, the "Blue Mink" pieces are increasingly uncommon and are great examples of their era and the designer. We love the almost mod / op art look of the design and their cool tones.

The pieces are in very good condition. There are only minor blemishes to the designs in places, but nothing major and there are no chips or cracks, so do take this opportunity to grab these rare items whilst we have them!

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1970s Twin Spotlight Floor Lamp in Mushroom – Conran/Habitat Style

Jon Nix — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:40:52 +0000

If there's any colour that says 1970s as much as avocado does then it just might be this one, the colour of this twin spotlight floor lamp. We believe the lamp was made by/for BHS in the style of Terence Conran's Maclamp Super Bl Floor Lamp for Habitat (this one is missing the plate under the base which would have had the maker's mark on - otherwise we'd be able to identify it conclusively as a Conran).

We'd call the colour mushroom, a sort of light brown/grey and although that doesn't sound promising when expressed like that, this set of spotlights really does look good.

With its fully adjustable twin spotlights, this lamp complements the mushroom colour with black detailing and a gold tone metal adjustable stand onto which the spots clamp. The base is plastic and weighted down internally in metal and it stands steady. The black box containing the two independent switches and the black coiled power cabling all add to the 70s vibe of this light. This really does look the part...

The stand adjusts from a minimum height of around 120cm (47in) up to a maximum height of around 170cm (67in) and the base is 27cm (10½in) in diameter.

Condition-wise, it's all really rather good. The plastic base has some minor scratches and there are signs of use on the stand and around the adjusting wings on the spotlights, but these are things that a "normal" observer wouldn't spot (excuse the pun) and are only noticeable with very close inspection. It's in good shape overall and it works perfectly.

This item may be collected by the buyer or courier service arranged after purchase.

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